Petember INC

IRS exemption revoked

Riverside, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-3748889Revenue $275K in FY2021

On file with the IRSpetember.comPo Box 2434 · Riverside, CA

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PetEmber is a California 501 c3 charitable non-profit IRS tax-exempt animal rescue organization that operates in a foster-based manner driven by the mission of saving any animal that can be fostered in a typical household within the growing foster network of PetEmber. Since found PetEmber helped rescue 2000+ animals in southern California especially the Inland Empire Orange County LA County and the cities on the US-Mexico border from the US side. The greatest asset of PetEmber is the rising number of dedicated individuals Volunteers and fosters working towards diminishing the number of animals euthanized annually in the high kill shelters of our community and the animals abandoned or relinquished by their owners in our community.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 27 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$275K
Spent
$275K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$3K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $274K Management & general 0% · $626

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$63,180Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Rescues and fosters abandoned animals, reducing euthanasia in shelters.

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3 programs · $275K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The adoption preparation program aims to get animals ready for adoption. Using a combination of grants contributions and adoption donations The rescue has managed to prepare 600+ animals for adoption and get them successfully adopted whether at our corporate office in San Bernardino at our partnered PetSmart store in Fullerton or at the…

$221Kprogram expense
02

Spay Neuter Program

This program is designed to cover the spay neuter expenses of rescue dogs 6 months and older in addition to dogs owned by people who cannot afford spay neuter and they reached out to the rescue to help their spay neuter their dogs.

$45Kprogram expense
03

Rescue Pet Transportation Program

The program is meant to cover any transportation expenses gas car rental and maintenance spent on driving extra miles to pick up out-of-area rescue dogs transport rescue dogs from areas where they were rescued to foster homes and from foster homes to veterinarians or adoption events.

$9Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$275K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$274K
Managementcol C$626
Owns and owesPt X
$3K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$275K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$275K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$3K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$3K$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3K$3K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$63K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$480$480$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$680$680$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K$0$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$476$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$800$650$150$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$168K$168K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$274K$626$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $275K$275K$0$3K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $274,538 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,000$274,538
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,310$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,670$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $104,980$274,538
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,368$68,053
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,612$206,485
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $104,980$274,538
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$0
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $274,538 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$274,538
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$274,538
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$274,538
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$274,538
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,538 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,180 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$63,180
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,873 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,873
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $480 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$480
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,176 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,176
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $680 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$680
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,530 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,530
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,864 · Management $476 · Fundraising $0$8,340
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $650 · Management $150 · Fundraising $0$800
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,400 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $167,568 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$167,568
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,511 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,511
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,912 · Management $626 · Fundraising $0$274,538
Part X · Balance sheet $2,800 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,800$2,800
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,800$2,800
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,800$2,800
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,800$2,800
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,800 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$274,538
XI-2 Total expenses$274,538
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,800
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,800

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